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Caesar, a brown bear, spent the early years of her life in unimaginable torment on a bile farm in Tianjin, China. Confined to a cramped, rusty cage, she was forced to wear a cruel metal “torture vest” that held a catheter in place to extract bile from her gallbladder—through an open, festering wound. The device also had a spike at her throat to prevent her from biting it off, turning her daily existence into a living nightmare.
In 2004, animal rescuers intervened. They removed the vest and brought Caesar to a sanctuary in Chengdu, where she began a long journey of healing. Over the next decade, she transformed into a majestic bear—gaining weight, regrowing her fur, and learning to enjoy simple pleasures like swimming, digging, and basking in the sun.
Despite her recovery, the trauma she endured caught up with her. Caesar developed an aggressive tumor linked to years of abuse and bile extraction. Sadly, she passed away, leaving behind a legacy of resilience, hope, and the urgent call to end this cruel practice.
